THE 

CARROLL  DUMPING 
APPARATUS 


FOR   DUMPING 

WAGONLOADS   AND  CARLOADS   OF 


FOR   LOADING 


Sugar  Beets,  Sugar  Cane,  Coal,  Coke 
Ships,  Boats  and  Cars  Corn  and  Othcr  Grain:::: 

and  Filling  Bins  LimC(  Ore(  ^ock(  Etc> 


TIMOTHY     CARROLL 

INVENTOR  AND  OWNER 

ANAHEIM,    ORANGE   COUNTY,    CALIFORNIA 


OF   THF 

UNIVERSITY 


CARROLL  Dunp 


FOR    DUMPING 

WAGONLOADS   AND  CARLOADS   OF 


FOR  LOADINS  ..... 


SHIPS,  BOATS  AND  CARS 
AND  TILLING  BINS 


SUGAR  IM:ETS,  SUGAR  CAN  I:,  COAL,  COKI: 
CORN  AND  OTHER  GRAIN  #  *  j* 
LIME,  ORE,  ROCK,  ETC 


DECEMBER  7,  1897 
DECEMBER  30,  1902 

DE.-EMBER  is,  1903 

JANUARY    5,    1904 


TIMOTHY  (JffiRPOLL 

INVENTOR  AND  OWNER 

Anaheim,  Orange  County,  California 


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TIMOTHY   CARROLL 

INVENTOI  AND  SOLE  OWNER  OF  THE  CARROLL  LOAD  DUMPING  APPARATUS 


THE    CARROLL    DUMP 


The  dumping  apparatus  which  has  proven  such  a  boon  to  the 
raisers  and  shippers  of  sugar  beets  in  Southern  California  is  also 
invaluable  for  saving  time,  labor,  and  money  to  shippers  of  any 
commodity  which  is  shipped  in  bulk  ;  and  these  few  illustra- 
tions with  the  accompanying  letters  of  commendation  are  pre- 
sented to  the  public  with  the  view  of  introducing  this  remark- 
able invention  into  general  use  throughout  the  United  States. 

The  great  importance  of  this  invention  will  be  better  under- 
stood when  the  circumstances  which  called  it  forth  are  related. 
These  are  as  follows  : 

In  1893  a  large  beet  sugar  factory  was  built  at  Chino,  in  San 
Bernardino  county,  California,  and  the  business  of  raising  sugar 
beets  to  supply  this  factory  became  a  very  important  industry 
throughout  the  country  for  many  miles  around.  Thousands  of 
acres  of  beets  were  cultivated  in  Orange  county,  which  adjoins 
San  Bernardino  county,  and  the  station  at  Anaheim,  Mr.  Car- 
roll's home,  became  an  important  shipping  point  at  which  thou- 
sands of  tons  of  beets  were  loaded  upon  the  railway  cars  fcr 
transportation  to  Chino.  These  beets  were  brought  by  the 
farmers  in  large  wagonloads  drawn  by  from  two  to  six 
horses. 

In  order  to  unload  the  beets  from  the  wagon  a  net  was  laid 
in  each  wagon  before  the  beets  were  loaded,  and  one  side  of  the 
net  was  fastened  to  the  wagon.  At  the  station  an  inclined 
apron  was  arranged  at  one  side  of  the  car,  and  the  wagon  was 
drawn  up  alongside  the  apron  with  the  free  edge  of  the  net 
away  from  the  apron.  The  free  edge  was  then  grappled  by  a 
derrick  and  drawn  upward  until  the  net  was  in  a  perpendicular 
position,  thereby  causing  the  beets  to  fall  on  to  the  apron,  down 
which  they  slid  into  the  car.  This  was  the  most  rapid  mode 


known  at  that  time  for  unloading  the  beets,  and  it  is  still  in 
vogue  in  beet  raising  localities  where  the  Carroll  Dump  has  not 
been  introduced. 

This  mode  of  unloading,  however,  is  so  slow  that  it  was 
found  impossible  to  serve  the  teams  at  Anaheim  as  fast  as  they 
came  ;  and  so  large  numbers  of  teams  had  to  await  their  turn 
and  often  thirty  loaded  wagons  would  be  seen  waiting  over 
night  to  take  their  turn  next  morning. 

In  1894  Mr.  Timothy  Carroll,  the  inventor  of  this  valuable 
dump,  had  about  one  thousand  tons  of  beets  to  ship,  and  having 
previously  invented  and  patented  numerous  labor-saving  de- 
vices of  various  kinds,  he  determined  to  avoid  waiting  in  line 
with  his  neighbors,  and  so  setting  to  work  to  solve  the  problem, 
he  built  a  private  dump  for  his  own  use,  embodying  the  princi- 
pal features  of  the  present  improved  machine  ;  and  by  this  first 
crude  dump  his  thirteen-year-old  boy  was  able  to  unload  a  five- 
ton  load  from  his  wagon  into  the  car  on  the  railroad  track  in 
one  minute  with  the  aid  of  the  teamster  only. 

The  wonderful  success  of  this  private  dump  caused  the  farm- 
ers of  that  vicinity  to  immediately  make  arrangements  to  profit 
by  this  invention  ;  and  under  Mr.  Carroll's  direction,  a  large 
dump  was  built  from  which  all  of  the  Anaheim  beet  crop  was 
dumped  the  next  season,  and  no  team  had  to  wait  its  turn,  be- 
cause the  loads  were  dumped  as  fast  as  the  teamsters  could 
drive  on  and  off  the  dump. 

Another  dump  was  built  at  Buena  Park  the  same  season 
(1895),  and  Mr.  Carroll  immediately  proceeded  to  protect  his 
rights  by  United  States  patents,  the  dates  of  which  are  given 
on  the  title  page  of  this  pamphlet. 


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THE  CARROLL  WAGON  DUMP 


BEFORE   DUMPING 


AFTER   DUMPING 


THE  CARROLL  PORTABLE  DUMP  — For  Railroad  Cars 


BEFORE   DUMPING 


AFTER   DUMPING 


THECARROLLWVGON  anil  BUMF 
for 

SUUAR  BEETS,  SUOAB  CANE,  COM,  COKE,STONE,ETC. 


TfiARROLL.     FAT'O, 


SHOWING   TILTING   FRAME   AND   OPERATING   LEVER 


This  dump  has  rapidly  gone  into  use  under  the  protection  of 
Mr.  Carroll's  patents  and  is  now  used  at  numerous  stations  in 
Southern  California  and  elsewhere  by  the  following1  factories  : 

|  Chino,  Cal. 

American  Beet  Sugar  Co •<  Oxnard,  Cal. 

(  Rocky  Ford. 


Cudahy  Co.,  Florence,  Cal. 
California  and  Hawaiian  Sugar  Re 

fining  Co 

Great  Western  Sugar  Co 

National  Sugar  Mfg.  Co 

Eaton  Sugar  Co 

Longmont  Sugar  Co 

Fort  Collins-Colorado  Sugar  Co 

Winsor  Sugar  Co 


Crockett,  Cal. 
Loveland,  Colo. 
Sugar  City,  Colo. 
Eaton,  Colo. 
Longmont,  Colo. 
Fort  Collins,  Colo. 
New  Winsor,  Colo. 


We  illustrate  herein  a  few  of  these  dumps  in  operation. 

This  invention  is  specially  adapted  for  unloading  bulk  loads 
of  unwieldy  products  such  as  sugar-cane,  which  cannot  other- 
wise be  handled  except  by  very  laborious  means.  Its  value  for 
use  for  loading  and  unloading  cars  of  coal,  coke,  stone,  and  corn, 
and  other  kinds  of  grain,  will  be  apparent  from  the  accompany- 
ing cuts. 

To  unload  a  wagonload  or  carload  by  means  of  this  dump,  the 
wagon  or  car  is  first  run  upon  the  dump.  In  the  case  of  a  wagon 
the  team  is  not  unhitched,  but  remains  standing  on  a  solid  plat- 
form while  the  load  is  being  dumped.  When  the  vehicle  is  upon 
the  dump  an  attendant  will  hook  a  rope  or  chain,  which  hangs 
above  the  platform  for  the  purpose,  to  a  catch  which  holds  the 
side  of  the  vehicle-bed  in  place.  Then  he  will  throw  a  lever 
which  brings  a  support  against  the  hubs  of  the  wheels,  or  in 
case  of  a  car  it  may  be  brought  against  a  suitable  part  of  the 
truck  frame.  Then  another  lever  is  thrown,  thus  tipping  the 


dump  platform  and  the  vehicle  sidewise.  As  the  vehicle  tips, 
the  catch  is  held  by  the  chain  and  is  released,  the  side  of  the 
wagon  drops  down  and  the  load  slides  off  ;  then  the  dump-lever  is 
thrown  down,  thus  bringing  the  wagon  to  upright  position  ;  the 
first  lever  is  returned  to  its  first  position,  thus  releasing  the 
hubs  ;  the  attendant  throws  the  side  of  the  wagon  up  into 
place,  where  it  is  caught  by  the  catch  provided  for  this  purpose, 
and  the  teamster  is  ready  to  drive  on. 

A  wagonload  can  readily  be  dumped  in  thirty  seconds  ;  and 
when  the  apparatus  is  worked  steadily,  a  load,  regardless 
of  size,  can  be  dumped  every  minute.  The  apparatus  will 
dump  a  one-horse  load  or  a  ten- ton  load  with  equal  facility,  ex- 
cepting that  ordinarily  the  dump  is  balanced  to  dump  large 
loads  and  consequently  is  more  easily  operated  for  large  loads 
than  for  small  ones. 

The  operation  of  dumping  a  railway  car  is  practically  the 
same  as  that  above  described,  with  the  exception  that  more 
powerful  apparatus  is  used  for  operating  the  lever  to  return  the 
dump  to  its  upright  position.  A  chain  is  also  provided,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  wheel  support,  for  holding  the  car  on  the  platform, 
aud  is  also  preferably  used  on  the  wagon  dump  for  additional 
security. 

This  apparatus  is  absolutely  safe,  and  no  accident  has  ever 
occurred  with  the  use  of  any  of  Mr.  Carroll's  dumps.  By  this 
device  no  strain  conies  upon  the  flanges  of  the  wheels  of  the  car, 
and  the  car  and  wagon  are  not  subjected  to  any  strain  what- 
ever, the  load  sliding  off  gradually  as  the  vehicle  tips. 

It  will  be  seen  that  by  means  of  this  invention  the  load  can  be 
let  off  just  as  easily  as  may  be  desired. 

An  apron  or  chute  is  hinged  to  the  dump  frame,  in  position  to 
receive  the  load  as  it  is  dumped,  and  can  be  made  solid  or  with  a 
screen  bottom,  to  clean  the  beets  or  other  material  as  they  pass 
over  the  same. 


THE  CARROLL, 
RAILWAY  GAR.  ml  B1IMR 

for 

SVOARBEETS,  SffdAR  CANE,  COAL,  COKE, 

STONE,  ETC. 


SHOWING   TILTING   FRAME   AND   BIFURCATED   OPERATING   LEVERS,   FOR    OPERATING   BOTH   WAYS 


IMPROVED  CARROLL  DUMP 

Dumping-  from  either  or  both  sides,  and  from  any  one  car  or  a  number  of  cars  at  the  same  time 


An  important  feature  of  the  Carroll  system  of  dumping  is 
that  the  load  is  dumped  by  its  own  weight,  the  tilting  frame  on 
which  the  wagon  is  placed  being  so  pivoted  that  when  the 
loaded  wagon  or  car  is  driven  on  the  dump  the  center  of  gravity 
is  outside  of  the  pivotal  point,  so  that  as  soon  as  the  holding 
cables  are  released  the  frame  will  tilt  to  dump  the  load.  Then 
when  the  load  is  dumped,  the  loss  of  weight  to  the  outside  of 
the  pivot  will  cause  the  frame  and  wagon  or  car  to  overbalance 
toward  the  inside  of  the  pivot,  and  the  frame  will  swing  back 
to  righted  position.  During  both  of  these  movements  the  frame 
is  always  under  control  of  the  brake,  so  that  the  speed  either  in 
dumping  or  "righting"  can  be  regulated  as  desired. 

No  "power"  is  therefore  needed  to  operate  the  system,  either 
in  dumping  or  "righting" — and  the  dump  man  only  has  to 
move  the  clutching  and  brake  levers.  In  some  cases  the  load 
may  not  be  heavy  enough  to  over-balance  the  frame  and  dump 
itself,  and  in  that  case  the  dump  man  can  start  it  by  a  few 
turns  of  the  winch  handle. 


Shows  Friction  Clutches  and  Drums  for  dumping-  one  or  more  cars  at  either  side 


SHOWING    CARS    ON    RIGHT,    NOT    DUMPED; 
ON    LEFT,    DUMPED 


VING   ON    RIGHT,  CARS  BEING  DUMPED 
ON   LEFT,   NOT   DUMPED 


L. 


THE  CARROLL  DUMP 

ON  SCOWS 
FOR  LOADING  VESSELS 


For  convenient  use  at  side  tracks,  where  the  business  is  not 
sufficient  to  justify  the  erection  of  a  dump,  Mr.  Carroll  has  pro- 
vided a  portable  dump  mounted  upon  car-trucks,  and  which  can 
be  drawn  along  the  railroad  from  station  to  station  and  placed 
upon  a  side  track,  and  there  used  until  the  beets  at  that  station 
are  loaded,  after  which  the  dump  will  be  transported  to  other 
side  track  stations,  and  so  on  until  the  campaign  is  ended.  By 
this  means  the  farmers  are  given  the  privilege  of  a  dump  with- 
out having  to  haul  a  long  distance  and  without  the  expense  of 
building  numerous  dumps. 

The  benefit  which  this  invention  will  be  to  railroads  for  hand- 
ling their  fuel  is  very  great,  as  by  means  of  it  a  carload  of  coal 
can  be  instantly  dumped,  and  there  is  no  danger  of  any  of  the 
parts  getting  out  of  order,  and  all  of  the  parts  are  easy  to  be 
got  at  and  cannot  .freeze  up,  as  is  often  the  case  with  the  car 
having  hopper-bottom  dumps. 

For  use  on  wharves  for  loading  vessels  from  cars  or  wagons, 
the  value  of  this  invention  is  inestimable.  As  may  be  seen 
from  the  illustrations,  the  portable  dump  is  adapted  to  be  moved 
from  point  to  point  along  a  wharf. 

This  invention  can  readily  be  applied  in  the  handling  of  sugar 
cane,  not  only  in  the  unloading  of  the  same  from  cars  or  wagons, 
but  also  in  placing  the  cane  on  carriers  to  be  conveyed  to  the 
crushers,  a  tilting  platform  being  arranged  onto  which  the 
loads  can  be  dumped,  and  from  which  the  cane  can  be  slid  onto 
the  carriers  as  desired,  the  inclination  of  the  platform  being 
changed  to  any  degree  required  for  unloading  the  cane  gradually 
onto  the  carriers. 

No  beet  sugar  factory  or  cane  sugar  factory  can  afford  to  be 
without  this  equipment,  for  by  means  of  it  carloads  and  wagon- 
loads  of  the  materials  can  be  dumped  instantaneously  into  the 
bins,  and  traveling  dumps  or  gangs  of  stationary  dumps  can  be 


provided  as  desired,  so  that  all  of  the  bins  can  readily  be 
served. 

The  Carroll  system  of  dumping  can  be  applied  with  advantage 
to  handling  trainloads  of  rock,  earth,  etc.,  enabling  one  or  a 
few  attendants  to  dump  simultaneously  a  large  number  of  cars, 
or  to  dump  one  or  more  loads  at  any  desired  point.  Thus,  a 
trestle,  or  a  scow,  or  platform  of  any  kind  may  be  provided  with 
dumping  frames  on  each  side  tilting  in  opposite  directions  so  as 
to  dump  at  each  side,  either  for  unloading  into  vehicles,  or 
vessels,  or  for  building  up  a  breakwater  or  embankment. 
Wagons  can  also  be  unloaded  in  large  numbers  by  similar  means. 

Where  a  number  of  teams  are  to  be  attended  to,  teams  and 
wagons  may  be  driven  simultaneously  onto  the  tilting  frames  on 
the  opposite  sides  of  the  dump  and  both  trainloads  dumped  at 
the  same  instant  ;  or  in  case  only  the  load  from  one  team  is  to 
be  dumped  on  one  side  and  the  load  from  two  teams  is  to  be 
dumped  on  the  other  side,  the  tilting  frames  will  be  appropri- 
ately connected  and  disconnected  so  that  the  dumping  can  pro- 
ceed as  desired. 

The  application  of  the  invention  in  connection  with  scows  is 
of  especial  importance,  as  it  enables  freight  to  be  transferred 
in  bulk  to  lighters  or  directly  to  vessels,  with  the  utmost  dis- 
patch, and  in  building  up  a  breakwater  it  enables  the  rock  to  be 
quickly  unloaded  from  wagons  or  from  cars,  and  permits  the 
dumping  to  be  concentrated  at  any  particular  part  of  the  break- 
water or  to  be  effected  simultaneously  over  the  whole,  as  may 
be  desired. 

To  load  a  vessel,  a  portable  dumping- frame,  placed  on  a  scow, 
is  loaded  on  both  sides  with  cars,  and  the  scow  is  pulled  out 
alongside  the  vessel  by  a  tug.  The  cars  on  one  side  are  then 
dumped  into  the  vessel,  and  the  scow  is  then  turned  round  and 
the  cars  on  the  other  side  dumped,  suitable  chutes  being  pro- 
vided to  run  the  material  into  the  vessel. 


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T. CARROLL-S  PATENT  DUMPL^G 


PLAN   OF   PORTABLE   DUMP   ON    BINS 


SHOWS  BINS  WITH   TRUSS   ROOF  OVER  BEET  SHED,   AND   DUMPING   FRAMES   ON   TRACKS  SO   AS  TO   BE   PORTABLE   OVER   BINS 


In  many  large  plants,  such  as  beet  sugar  works,  coal  mines  and  yards,  and  ore  min- 
ing and  reduction  works,  the  Carroll  system  is  invaluable  in  facilitating  rapid  handling 
of  the  raw  material,  and  to  further  expedite  the  dumping  operations  and  provide  for 
handling  and  storing  the  largest  quantities  of  material  in  such  plants  with  a  minimum  of 
labor  and  with  the  utmost  rapidity,  Mr.  Carroll  has  devised  a  system  of  storage  bins  that 
can  advantageously  be  used  in  connection  with  his  special  dumping  apparatus. 

The  bins,  of  any  desired  length,  say  several  hundred  feet,  are  built  side  by  side  in 
any  desired  number,  a  track  or  way  being  built  along  each  bin,  and  the  dump  frames 
being  mounted  on  trucks  that  travel  along  said  tracks. 

An  elevated  platform  extends  along  and  parallel  to  the  outermost  track  at  each  side 
of  the  system,  enabling  the  teams  to  come  up  one  platform  and  descend  from  the  other. 
The  series  of  dump  frames  being  placed  end  to  end  on  the  series  of  tracks  constitute  a 
movable  roadway  that  may  be  shifted  to  any  line  across  the  bins,  so  that  the  bins  can  be 
gradually  filled  up  along  their  whole  length. 

By  the  use  of  trestles  carrying  feeder  tracks  the  same  principle  can  be  applied  to 
unloading  railway  trains  into  bins. 

Any  factory  can  save  from  $30,000  to  $40,000  by  using  the  Carroll  system  of  beet 
dumps  and  bins.  Four  men,  by  this  system,  can  unload  and  feed  the  flumes  of  a  1200-ton 
factory.  We  can  prove  our  assertions  to  the  satisfaction  of  any  competent  corps  of 
engineers. 


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T. CARROLL'S  PATENT  DUMPING  APPARATUS 


SHOWING    DUMPING    FRAME    RUNNING   ON   TRACK,   SO   AS   TO   BE   PORTABLE    OVER   THE   BINS 


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THE   CARROLL    DUMP    AT    MONTALVO,    CAL. 


In  connection  with  this  dumping  system  Mr.  Carroll  has  patented  a  clutch,  whereby  a  large  num- 
ber of  winding  spools  may  be  arranged  on  a  single  shaft,  and  said  spools  be  readily  connected  and 
disconnected  to  rotate  with  and  to  be  free  from  rotating  with  the  rotary  shaft ;  said  clutches  being 
used  to  enable  any  one  or  more  of  the  tilting  frames  to  be  operated  independently  or  simultaneously 
as  may  be  desired.  This  clutch  may  also  be  used  for  other  purposes,  and  in  fact  is  of  general  appli- 
cation wherever  a  clutch  is  desired. 


THE  CARROLL  DUMP  AT  ROCKY  FORD,  COLO. 


The  Carroll  Dump  is  the  only  one  that  will  unload  wagons  faster  than  they  can  be 
weighed. 

It  is  the  only  dump  that  can  be  used  with  any  ordinary  side-opening  wagon  or  car. 
The  Carroll  system  provides,  however,  a  special  wagon  and  car  that  can  be  advan- 
tageously used,  and  can  also  be  used  for  the  usual  purposes. 

The  Carroll  Dump  is  the  only  one  that  enables  a  wagon  to  be  dumped  in  less  than 
half  a  minute. 

It  is  the  only  dump  to  which  a  little  boy  or  girl  can  drive  a  team  as  well  as  a  man  — 
for  the  man  there  does  all  the  work. 

The  following  indorsements,  from  different  parts  of  the  United  States,  speak  for 
themselves. 


TESTIMONIALS 


No  Accidents  or  Delays 

ANAHEIM,  CAL.,  March  20,  1897. 
Timothy  Carroll,  Esq. 

DEAR  SIK  :  With  regard  to  your  dumping  apparatus,  as  used 
by  the  beet-growers  of  Anaheim  and  vicinity  the  past  season  of 
1896,  for  unloading  beets,  I  can  say  that  it  has  given  entire  sat- 
isfaction, as  it  did  also  the  year  previous.  There  were  no  acci- 
dents or  delays  during  the  entire  season,  and  the  repairs  were 
very  light,  being  nearly  altogether  on  account  of  the  approach. 
The  labor  required  to  unload  beets  from  the  wagon  into  flat  cars 
by  your  dump  being  so  light,  the  Chino  Valley  Beet  Sugar  Co., 
took  it  upon  themselves  to  do  the  same  for  the  farmers  without 
charge.  It  requires  but  two  men  to  operate  your  dump  and 
they  can  unload  wagons  as  fast  as  they  can  be  weighed  and  the 
tickets  made  out.  The  farmers  could  not  be  induced  to  go  back 
to  the  old  processes  of  unloading,  so  far  as  I  can  hear. 
Very  truly  yours, 

(Signed)     G.  W.  SNYDER,  Sec'y, 
Anaheim  Beet  Growers  of  1896. 


Ten-Horse  Teams,  with  Three  Wagons,  Unloaded  in 
Three  to  Five  Minutes 

MONTALVO,  CAL.,  January  18,  1898. 

Timothy  Carroll,  Esq.,  Anaheim,  Cal. 

DEAR  SIK  :  It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  recommend  your  unload- 
ing device  to  the  public  at  large,  especially  beet-growers  com- 
pelled to  ship  beets  by  rail.  I  know  of  no  better,  or  safer  and 
quicker  loading  device  than  that  of  your  invention.  We  have 
used  it  here  at  Montalvothis  season  without  any  dissatisfaction 


whatever,  unloading  some  twelve  thousand  (12,000)  tons,  and 
at  times  ten-horse  teams  with  three  wagons  were  unloaded  with 
perfect  satisfaction  and  rapidity,  not  taking  more  than  five 
minutes  to  unload,  without  any  effort  made  for  speed,  and  no 
injury  or  strain  sustained  by  the  wagons,  when  properly  operated. 
Yours  truly, 

(Signed)       A.  F.  MAULHARDT. 


Gave  General  Satisfaction  and  Ran  Smoothly 


BUENA  PARK,  CAL.,  February  1st,  1896. 
Mr.  T.  Carroll. 

DEAR  SIR  :  Your  beet  dump  in  use  here  last  season  was  cer- 
tainly a  great  improvement  over  the  old  system  in  saving  of 
time  and  expense.  It  gave  general  satisfaction  and  ran  smoothly. 
There  were  5,500  tons  of  sugar  beets  loaded  over  it  for  the 
season,  and  it  was  operated  by  two  men. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)          C.  S.  KENNEDY, 

Agt.  S.  P.  Co. 


No  Strain  on  the  Wagon — The  Wagon  Support  a  Great 
Improvement 

ANAHEIM,  CAL.,  January  12,  1898. 

Tim.  Carroll,  Esq.,  Anaheim,  Cal. 

DEAR  SIR  :  Referring  to  your  improved  dumping  apparatus, 
I  wish  to  say  that,  as  weighmaster  for  the  Chino  Valley  Beet 
Sugar  Co.,  at  Benedict  Station,  I  have  had  the  opportunity  of 
thoroughly  testing  your  valuable  invention,  having  also  used  the 


Anaheim  Dump  two  prior  seasons  to  my  entire  satisfaction.  I 
consider  it  far  ahead  of  any  dumping  arrangement  I  have  ever 
seen.  Rapidity  in  working,  ease  and  safety  in  handling,  are 
two  of  its  many  excellent  qualities.  Your  recent  attachment 
for  wagon  support  I  consider  a  great  improvement,  as  in  dump- 
ing if  reduces  the  strain  on  a  wagon  to  a  minimum. 

Wishing  you  the  success  due  you  for  this  valuable  labor-sav- 
ing invention,  I  am, 

Yery  truly  yours, 

(Signed)        A.  C.  BERTRAM. 


The  Driver  Unaided  Unloads  in  Two  Minutes 

Los  ANGELES,  CAT,.,  October  4,  1897. 
Timothy  Carroll,  Esq.,  Anaheim,  Cal, 

DEAR  SIR  :  Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  2d  inst.,  I  will  say 
that  the  beet  dumping  apparatus  constructed  in  accordance  with 
your  patent  and  under  your  direction  on  the  Cudahy  Ranch  near 
Florence,  has  proved  to  be  a  great  success.  It  is  a  labor  and 
money-saver  of  the  first  order. 

We  have  thus  far  loaded  seventy  cars  with  it,  without  a  slip, 
hitch  or  accident.  We  haul  on  each  wagon  from  four  to  five  tons 
of  beets,  which,  upon  his  arrival  at  the  dump  the  driver,  un- 
aided much  of  the  time,  unloads  safely  into  the  car  in  about  two 
minutes.  One  man  can  operate  it  easily  ;  two  men  could  unload 
a  wagon  containing  five  tons  or  more  every  two  minutes. 

The  dump  is  all  right ;  all  you  recommend  it  to  be,  and  we  are 
very  glad  to  have  it. 

Yours  truly, 

(Signed)         J.  W.  HINTON, 

Manager  Cudahy  Ranch. 


Could  Unload  JOO   Tons   per  Hour 

ANAHEIM,  June   25th,  1896. 
Mr.  Timothy  Carroll,  Anaheim. 

DEAR  SIR  :  The  undersigned  were  the  members  of  the  com- 
mittee elected  by  the  beet  growers  around  Anaheim  to  provide 
appliances  for  loading  their  beets  upon  platform  cars  from  their 
wagons  during  the  harvest  of  1895.  We  made  a  careful  examin- 
ation of  all  appliances  that  could  be  used  for  the  purpose,  and 
finally  selected  your  "patent  dump"  as  the  most  feasible.  We 
are  glad  to  say  that  the  apparatus  worked  to  our  perfect  satis- 
faction. 

It  is  very  simple  and  easy  to  operate,  and  we  could  unload  our 
wagons,  containing  from  two  to  six  tons  each,  at  the  rate  of  100 
tons  per  hour.  At  the  close  of  the  season,  after  unloading 
18,000  tons  of  beets,  the  dump  was  in  as  good  condition  as 
when  the  first  load  was  delivered. 
(Signed) 

J.  W.  HAWKINS,  Chairman.         S.  D.  WINTERS. 

B.  H.  Hiss.  L.  N.  LONG. 

T.  J.  JONES.  THOMAS  H.  THOMSON. 

E.  F.  KELLOGG.  ANDREW  GILLISON,  Secretary. 


A  Great  Success  and  Labor-Saver 

CLAIR,  January  12th,  1898. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll. 

DEAR  SIR  :  In  reply  to  yours  of  the  10th  inst.,  will  say  that 
the  beet  dumping  apparatus  constructed  in  accordance  with 
your  patent,  and  under  your  direction,  on  the  S.  P.  R.  R.  Co. 
track  at  Benedict  station,  is  a  great  success.  It  is  a  labor-sav- 
ing of  the  first  order.  We  have  this  last  season  unloaded  from 
wagons  into  cars,  8,000  tons  of  beets  without  any  breakage  or 
accident.  We  haul  on  each  wagon  from  four  to  six  tons  of 


beets,  which,  upon  the   arrival   at  the  dump,  I  have,  with  the 
assistance  of  another  man,  unloaded  from  the  wagons  into  cars 
in  half  minute,  two  men  doing  the  work. 
Yours  very  respectfully 

(Signed)        D.  G.  CASE, 

Clair,  Cal. 

Gives  Entire  Satisfaction.     It  is  the  Best  Dumping  Apparatus  for 
Unloading  Beets  into  R.  R.  Cars 

CHINO  VALLEY  BEET  SUGAR  Co.,  ) 

CHINO,  CAL.,  January  19,  1898.      j 

Testimonial. 

The  undersigned  certifies  herewith  that  the  dumps,  built  by 
Timothy  Carroll  at  our  different  shipping  points  around  Ana- 
heim, have  given  entire  satisfaction.  To  my  knowledge  it  is 
the  best  dumping  apparatus  for  unloading  beets  into  rail- 
road cars. 

(Signed)         L.  HACHE, 

Mgr.  Agr.  Dept. 

Most  Successful  Means  for  Handling  Tonnage 

ANAHEIM,  CAL.,  June  22,  1896. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll, 

DEAR  SIR  :  I  will  say  just  a  few  words  in  regard  to  your 
combination  side  dump  and  unloading  apparatus,  as  I  had 
charge  of  same  last  season. 

I  must  say  it  is  a  grand  success  over  any  other  way  of  unload- 
ing beets  into  cars.  In  1894  I  also  had  the  experience  of  un- 
loading beets  by  use  of  the  net  hoist  and  barrels,  it  taking 
five  minutes  at  the  best  to  unload  a  load  with  the  net  from  the 
time  the  team  was  stopped  on  the  dump  till  it  was  ready  to 
start.  Again,  it  also  required  three  men  and  one  team  to  do 
the  unloading,  while  on  the  side  dump,  two  men  unloaded  a 
five-ton  load  in  thirty  seconds,  ready  for  the  team  to  move  on. 


One  thousand  tons  could  easily  be  unloaded  per  day  on  one 
dump,  if  cars  and  teams  were  always  in  readiness.  It  is  cer- 
tainly the  most  successful  means  for  handling  tonnage.  Any 
further  information  or  explanation  I  will  willingly  give  with  the 
greatest  of  pleasure. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)         B.  H.   Hiss, 
Supt.  Anaheim  Beet  Growers  Association, 

Anaheim,  Cal. 

"  I  Have  Seen  Many  Different  Methods,  But  Your  Patent 
Dump  Excels  Them  All." 

ANAHEIM,  CAL.,  October  17,  1896. 

T.  Carroll,  Esq.,  Anaheim,  Cal. 

DEAR  SIR  :  I  take  pleasure  in  stating  that  your  patent 
"dump  apparatus,"  which  we  have  used  this  year  for  unloading 
sugar  beets,  from  the  wagons  into  railroad  cars,  for  shipment  to 
Chino,  has  given  entire  satisfaction  in  every  respect.  I  have 
seen  many  different  methods  used  for  doing  this  work,  but  your 
patent  dump  excels  them  all,  it  being  the  quickest  and  by  far 
the  cheapest  way.  In  Anaheim  and  vicinity  we  have  unloaded 
17,000  tons  of  beets  by  it  this  season. 

Yours  very  truly, 
(Signed)         JOHN  T.  SCHROEDER,  Weighmaster, 

Chino  Valley  Beet  Sugar  Co. 


Wagonload  Dumped  in  30  Seconds 

ANAHEIM,  June  29th,  1896. 

Mr.  Timothy  Carroll,  Anaheim,  Cal. 

DEAR  SIR  :  I  am  pleased  to  state  what  I  know  from  personal 
observation  in  regard  to  the  working  and  operation  of  your 
patent  "load  dumping  apparatus,"  as  used  in  the  shipment 
of  sugar  beets  from  this  station  to  Chino,  in  season  of  1895, 
which  aggregated  18,380  tons,  or  989  carloads.  This  quantity 


could  not  have  been  handled  by  the  old  methods  for  unloading 
from  wagons  to  cars  with  derrick  and  net  process,  and  shovels, 
and  the  expense  for  handling  with  your  apparatus  was  a  very 
large  percentage  less  than  the  old  system,  per  ton.  And  labor 
was  performed  by  two  men. 

It  was  not  an  uncommon  performance  to  discharge  a  three  to 
five-ton  wagonload  into  cars  in  thirty  seconds,  with  your  tilting 
platform,  whereas,  by  the  ordinary  method,  from  twenty  to 
thirty  loaded  wagons  were  frequently  left  at  the  works  over  night. 

Everything  worked  satisfactory  during  entire  season  without 
accident  or  breakage. 

Your  patented  principle  could  be  used  economically  by  railroad 
companies  and  mining  concerns  I  think,  for  dumping  open  car- 
loads of  coal  or  rock  or  similar  commodities. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)        T.  A.  DARLING, 

Agt.  S.  P.  Co. 

Load  Dumped  in   28  Seconds 

WINDSOR,  COLO.,  May  6th,  1903. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll. 

DEAR  SIR  :  In  regard  to  the  beet  dump  for  dumping  wagon- 
loads  of  beets  into  cars  or  other  receptacles  which  you  have,  I 
can  say  that  there  is  none  better  or  as  good  as  your  device,  and 
to  any  farmer  who  is  raising  beets,  rather  than  being  without 
them,  I  would  insist  on  the  sugar  companies  using  them,  or  else 
go  without  beets.  Mr.  G.  Austen  and  myself,  who  had  charge 
of  the  dump  in  the  fall  of  1901,  dumped  a  load  in  twenty-eight 
seconds  from  the  time  it  came  onto  the  dump.  This  was  done 
by  Prof.  Carpenter's  watch,  who  was  on  the  dump  at  that  time. 
I  hope  the  farmers  will  remember  that  now  is  the  accepted 
time  to  have  them  put  in,  while  the  business  is  new. 
I  wish  you  every  success,  and  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

(Signed)        H.  C.  BRANCH. 


Keeps  the  Teams  Moving 

BEKTHOUD,  COLO.,  May  4,  1903. 
Tim.  Carroll,  Esq. 

DEAK  SIR  :  In  regard  to  the  Carroll  Beet  Dumping  device, 
will  say,  last  fall  I  had  charge  of  the  dump  at  Johnson  siding 
on  the  G.  W.  Sugar  Co.'s  railroad.  We  dumped  4,749  wagon- 
loads,  making  396  cars. 

The  dump  worked  perfectly.  We  weighed,  dumped  and 
weighed  back  forty-three  wagonloads  in  forty-one  minutes,  and 
after  dark  at  that.  Mr.  Henry  Coote,  W.  H.  Fearris  and  W. 
Hickox  were  present  at  the  time  and  can  testify  to  the  same. 

We  often  started  three  teams  up  the  dump,  and  dumped  the 
two  head  ones  without  stopping  the  third  team,  till  it  stopped 
on  the  platform. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)  M.  D.  WHIPPLE, 

Weighmaster,  Johnson  Dump. 


One   Man   Can   Handle  the  Dump 

LOVELAND,  COLO.,  October  24,  1901. 
To  Whom  it  May  Concern  : 

This  is  to  certify  that  we  are  using  five  of  the  Carroll  Dumps 
for  the  unloading  of  beets  out  of  wagons  into  cars.  I  am  frank 
to  say  that  it  is  certainly  one  of  the  best  methods  for  unloading 
into  cars  that  I  have  ever  seen.  We  are  able  to  dump  wagons 
containing  from  three  to  four  tons  in  less  than  a  minute,  one 
man  handling  the  dump  ;  and  I  should  say  that  it  is  very  strong 
and  durable,  and  is  a  great  labor-saving  device.  Mr.  Carroll 
certainly  understands  his  business  and  has  made  a  success  of 
this  matter. 

(Signed)         MAKK  AUSTIN, 

Agr.  Supt. 


The  Best  Dump  on  Earth 

LONGMONT,  COLO.,  November  20, 1901. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll. 

DEAR  SIR  :  In  reply  to  your  favor  of  recent  date  regarding 
your  beet  dumping  apparatus,  will  say  I  have  had  charge  of  one 
for  the  past  two  years.  For  simplicity,  durability,  rapidity, 
and  economy  it,  in  my  judgment,  cannot  be  excelled. 

I   have  dumped  many  wagons  of  five  and  six  tons  net  weight. 
Have   never  had   an  accident  after   dumping  3,000  wagonloads. 
My  dump  is  ready  at   any  moment  for  loads.     Wishing   you 
success  with  the  best  dump  on  earth,  I  am,  sir, 
Ver3r  truly  yours, 

(Signed)         CHAS.  MAYFIELD, 
Ex-Dump  Man,  Bcettcher  Dump,  near  Longmont,  Colo. 


Its  Capacity  is  Good  for  One  Load  Per  Minute. 
30  Loads  in  31  Minutes 


Unloaded 


MARION,  COLO.,  May  8,  1903. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  had  charge  of  the  beet  dump  at  the 
Marion  siding,  on  the  Colorado  Southern  railroad  for  the  Great 
Western  Sugar  Factory,  and  find  that  the  Carroll  Beet  Dump- 
ing device  works  perfectly.  Its  capacity  is  good  for  one  load  of 
beets  per  minute.  I  was  dump  man  there,  and  I  unloaded  thirty 
loads  of  beets  in  thirty-one  minutes,  and  moved  and  changed 
cars  in  that  time  in  the  presence  of  Ed.  Spotts,  Joe  Boyd  and 
Charlie  Cluster.  There  were  three  teams  on  the  dump  at  the 
same  time,  one  going  down,  one  dumping,  and  one  coming  up 
the  dump. 

For  the  safety  of  wagons  and  speed  in  unloading,  the  Carroll 
Beet  Dumping  device  cannot  be  excelled.  The  farmers  say  if 
there  was  no  beet  dump  here,  there  would  be  no  beets  raised. 

(Signed)         L,.   C.  LANDIS. 


I  Can  Load  30-Ton  Car  in  J5  Minutes.    The  Farmers  Could 
Not  Afford  to  Grow  Beets  Without  It 

TIMNATH,  COLO.,  May  6th,  1903. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll. 

DEAR  SIR  :  I  had  charge  of  your  beet  dump  here  last  fall 
and  would  say  in  regard  to  its  working  that  I  think  it  would 
be  impossible  to  beat  it.  The  farmers  could  not  afford  to  grow 
sugar  beets  without  it.  They  can  use  any  kind  of  a  wagon  with  a 
flat  bottom,  and  can  be  dumped  faster  than  they  can  be  weighed 
(about  one-third  of  the  wagons  dumped  here  were  hay  racks, 
and  I  never  had  any  difficulty  with  them). 

I  am  also  willing  to  bet  that  I  can  load  a  car  of  thirty  tons 
capacity  in  fifteen  minutes,  providing  the  weighmaster  can 

weigh  them. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(Signed)         W.  S.  DARNELL. 


Satisfactory  Both  to  Growers  and   Company 

ROCKY  FORD,  COLO.,  May  6,  1903. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll, 

Care  Vulcan  Iron  Works,  Denver,  Colo. 

DEAR  SIR  :  I  found  yours  of  the  29th  ult.  upon  my  return 
from  the  eastern  end  of  the  Valley,  and  in  reply  wish  to  say  that 
your  Dumping  Apparatus  has  proven  exceedingly  satisfactory  to 
the  beet  growers,  as  well  as  to  the  company,  and  that  I  consider 
it  a  great  labor-saving  machine  and  of  considerable  value  to  all 
beet  growers. 

As  to  the  length  of  time  required  for  dumping,  this  depends 
entirely  on  the  man  in  charge  of  the  dump,  and  I  would  say  that 
it  will  take  from  one  minute  to  one  and  one-half  minutes  to 
dump  a  load  after  the  wagon  has  stopped  upon  the  platform. 

Yours  truly, 

AMERICAN  BEET  SUGAR  COMPANY, 
(Signed)  W.  K.  WINTEKHALTER, 

Agricultural  Supt. 


Dumps  Faster  Than  Loads  Can  Be  Weighed 

GKEELEY,  COLO.,  May  7th,  1903. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll. 

Dear  Sir  :  In  regard  to  the  Beet  Dump  you  build,  I  will  say 
there  are  none  better  for  dumping  beets,  if  using  the  proper 
wagons.  I  have  run  one  for  two  falls,  and  can  safely  say  that  I 
can  dump  wagons  faster  than  any  weighmaster  can  weigh  the 
loads  and  make  out  the  tickets.  I  have  dumped  loads  weighing 
over  5,000  Ibs.  in  10  seconds.  I  loaded  224  cars  last  fall,  1902. 
I  think  that  any  community  raising  beets  should  have  one  of 
Mr.  Carroll's  Dumps  by  all  means.  They  will  save  labor  and 
money  to  beet  raisers  and  haulers.  I  have  been  in  charge  of 
dump  at  Farmer's  Spur,  on  C.  &  S.  R.  R.,  for  two  years. 
Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed)        CHAS.  C.  NEFF. 


Dumps  in  Less  Than  Half  a  Minute 

GKEELEY,  COLO  ,  May  7,  1903. 
Tim .  Carroll. 

DEAK  SIK  :  In  regard  to  your  Beet  Dump  I  can  say  it  is  a 
perfect  satisfaction,  as  I  had  charge  of  the  one  at  Boyd's  Spur 
last  year.  We  could  dump  a  load  in  less  than  half  a  minute 
and  the  wagons  are  light  and  handy  and  make  good  all-purpose 
wagons.  The  farmers  have  increased  the  beet  average  nearly 
half  since  the  Dump  was  built  last  year. 

Respectfully  yours, 

(Signed)        R.  W.  BOYD. 


As  Fast  as  the  Scales 

LOVELAND,  COLO.,  May  4,  1903. 
Mr.    'I  'it >i .   Ca  n  o  II. 
DEAK  SIK  :     During  the  falls  of  1901  and  1902  I  had  charge  of 


one  of  your  Beet  Dumping  devices.     I  can  say   that  I  consider 
them  a  success. 

I  never  timed  the  capacity  of  them,  but  know  that  they  are  as 
fast  as  the  scales  for  weighing  the  beets.  They  also  allow  the 
farmer  to  use  the  lightest  possible  beet  box,  thereby  saving 
many  dollars  in  horseflesh. 

Yours  truly, 

(Signed)         U.  S.  HANKINS, 
Weighmaster  Campion  Dump. 

Carroll  Wagons  Can  Be  Used  for  Any  Purpose 

DILLEY  CHAPEL,  May  5,  1903. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll,  Love/and,  Colo. 

DEAR  SIR  :  I  wish  to  say  in  regard  to  your  Beet  Dumping 
device  that  it  is  entirely  satisfactory  to  farmers.  They  could 
not  afford  to  grow  the  beets  if  they  did  not  have  your  Dump. 
Beets  can  be  unloaded  faster  than  they  can  be  weighed.  Also 
your  wagon  beds  can  be  used  for  any  purpose,  they  are  so  light 
and  handy. 

(Signed)         W.  A.  PURVIS, 
Weighmaster  Pulliam  Dump. 


Can  Dump  Beets  Faster  Than  They  Can  Be  Weighed  over  the 
Scales — Wagon  Bed  is  Light  and  Handy 

RAGANS  SIDING,  Apr.  5,  1903. 
Mr.  Tim.  Carroll,  Loveland,  Colo. 

DEAK  SIR  :  Regarding  your  Beet  Dump  and  its  working,  I 
will  say  that  I  can  dump  beets  faster  than  they  can  be  weighed 
over  the  scales,  or  in  other  words,  as  fast  as  they  can  be  brought 
to  me. 

Also  I  wish  to  state  that  your  wagon  bed  is  light  and  neat 

and  can  be  used  for  any  purpose. 

(Signed)         A.  G. 


FRANCIS     M. 


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